Fig. 3

The ratio (S) between the impact probabilities for the Earth and the Moon as found in test calculations (see the main text) is plotted versus the perihelion distance of the projectile for a constant inclination of 10°. Green dots: gravitational focussing neglected. Red and blue dots: gravitational focussing included, using the Moon’s ancient and contemporary orbital semi-major axis, respectively.
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